Q. Consider the following statements about Mission Sudarshan Chakra of India:
1. It aims to enhance India's air defence, ballistic missile defence and aerial offensive capabilities.
2. This Mission is being designed to enhance rapid, precise, and powerful defence responses, reinforcing India's strategic autonomy.
3. One of the aims of this Mission is to cover all public places of India by an expanded nationwide security shield by 2035.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 only

Answer : B

Explanation:

Mission Sudarshan Chakra is a proposed multi-layered national defence initiative aimed at strengthening India’s integrated air and missile defence architecture.

Statement 1 is correct: Mission Sudarshan Chakra aims to strengthen:

• Air Defence (AD)
• Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD)
• Offensive aerial capabilities

The initiative seeks to build an advanced multi-layered defence shield similar to systems like Israel’s Iron Dome.

Statement 2 is correct: The mission focuses on:

• Rapid response capability
• Precision interception and counter-strikes
• Indigenous defence technology
• Strategic autonomy under Atmanirbhar Bharat

Statement 3 is correct: The initiative includes a comprehensive plan to secure public places across India by 2035.

Source:
thehindu.com/news/national/pm-modi-announces-sudarshan-chakra-project-to-boost-defence-shield/article69936196.ece
Source : pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2156863
Source : idsa.in/publisher/issuebrief/mission-sudarshan-chakra-and-the-india-israel-special-strategic-partnership